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Dear father and mother:
Sajikkol, Seoul,
December 28, 1931.
You °re always so good a^out sharing
8ny special day like Thanksgiving or Christmas withjhe by
writing me sometime durinc the day, and describing the day1s
happeninff. I wantedofso much to write you on Christmas, but
there wa s not a moment a ny time that I could snatch for even
a few-lines, nor the next day nor the next. This morning I
have come over to Bro. Stokes' house right after breakfast
to avoid interruptions and be sure to get this written today.
In my last letter I spoke of father's
%r mm-
letter not having come, but it arrived the next day: so the
record still stands of not a single letter being lost so far.
I had thought $12.50 was a good deal to pay for repairs on the
typewriter, but seeing th? t you got almost a new machine for
that, it does not seem expensive.!- This, little typewriter has
given me perfect service, and h8s not cost a cent, except in
new ribbons. M
I Bro. Ratto was right about what I would
do with his §15 if he sent it here. When I am well clothed and
fed, there is nothing much else to spend money for on.myself;
and of course it goes where I see the needs so great. But if
he and any others "really do not want the money used that way,
perhaps it will be in order^for me to say * few words Qtout
wh°t might be done. Some day in the nebulous future I hope to
build what I consider an ide
o
-f r
orean house. Bro. Stokes himself
voluntarily suggested the same thing one day to my teacher, and
mentioned that there was a good level piece of ground on a part
of this compound that I could use. Of course the Board would
ordinarily build such a house, if it were needed; but in these
days they are not -able to. If I should marry, my present house
would hardly be big enough; and I doubt if any lady would want
to iivetthere.
n
As I mentioned before, I have been thinking of introducing!some contests in the schools. If I should
build a house, I would like first to give a chance to all our
constituency to express their feelings as to.wh«t an ideal Korea
house "is. I would not wantfit to be so expensivejj'it could not
be imitated by the ordinary Korean family! I had also hoped I
might have it by some|runninc stream, where I could build a pond.
In the water I have an idea of ma>inr a real map of Ko^ea, locating
the cities and churches. It might be m
ade
X. T
*u
T 3
1 1
very instructive. Tnen
tne nouse would caxiffor some furnishings, pictures, piano, etc^
If Bro. Ratto wants to make me any personal gifts, perhaps-a nes
eak for such a house might appeal to him.
came with some brass cnesob re
I bought ° rat.her-iar.p-e one for %B.
rT,ln p
lilv
(characteristic Korean articles),
nth^r day a merchanl
Km* U I * ^ *~ ^ ^ ' J
\ and
p:ood
v—-
good
last
vou suffp-ested buying gloves. I have a
I bought in Trenton, N.J,, which are
pair of kid gloves
fur-lined leather pair
for much wear yet. The palmers gave me
hristmas, which Kpn moksa fell heir
t rs
Underwear is

Dear father and mother:
Sajikkol, Seoul,
December 28, 1931.
You °re always so good a^out sharing
8ny special day like Thanksgiving or Christmas withjhe by
writing me sometime durinc the day, and describing the day1s
happeninff. I wantedofso much to write you on Christmas, but
there wa s not a moment a ny time that I could snatch for even
a few-lines, nor the next day nor the next. This morning I
have come over to Bro. Stokes' house right after breakfast
to avoid interruptions and be sure to get this written today.
In my last letter I spoke of father's
%r mm-
letter not having come, but it arrived the next day: so the
record still stands of not a single letter being lost so far.
I had thought $12.50 was a good deal to pay for repairs on the
typewriter, but seeing th? t you got almost a new machine for
that, it does not seem expensive.!- This, little typewriter has
given me perfect service, and h8s not cost a cent, except in
new ribbons. M
I Bro. Ratto was right about what I would
do with his §15 if he sent it here. When I am well clothed and
fed, there is nothing much else to spend money for on.myself;
and of course it goes where I see the needs so great. But if
he and any others "really do not want the money used that way,
perhaps it will be in order^for me to say * few words Qtout
wh°t might be done. Some day in the nebulous future I hope to
build what I consider an ide
o
-f r
orean house. Bro. Stokes himself
voluntarily suggested the same thing one day to my teacher, and
mentioned that there was a good level piece of ground on a part
of this compound that I could use. Of course the Board would
ordinarily build such a house, if it were needed; but in these
days they are not -able to. If I should marry, my present house
would hardly be big enough; and I doubt if any lady would want
to iivetthere.
n
As I mentioned before, I have been thinking of introducing!some contests in the schools. If I should
build a house, I would like first to give a chance to all our
constituency to express their feelings as to.wh«t an ideal Korea
house "is. I would not wantfit to be so expensivejj'it could not
be imitated by the ordinary Korean family! I had also hoped I
might have it by some|runninc stream, where I could build a pond.
In the water I have an idea of ma>inr a real map of Ko^ea, locating
the cities and churches. It might be m
ade
X. T
*u
T 3
1 1
very instructive. Tnen
tne nouse would caxiffor some furnishings, pictures, piano, etc^
If Bro. Ratto wants to make me any personal gifts, perhaps-a nes
eak for such a house might appeal to him.
came with some brass cnesob re
I bought ° rat.her-iar.p-e one for %B.
rT,ln p
lilv
(characteristic Korean articles),
nth^r day a merchanl
Km* U I * ^ *~ ^ ^ ' J
\ and
p:ood
v—-
good
last
vou suffp-ested buying gloves. I have a
I bought in Trenton, N.J,, which are
pair of kid gloves
fur-lined leather pair
for much wear yet. The palmers gave me
hristmas, which Kpn moksa fell heir
t rs
Underwear is